It shall be unlawful to install or use gas heating apparatus
for domestic, industrial or commercial heating purposes in the City
except in compliance with the Plumbing and Building Codes and the provisions of this article. Service and installation
must be made by a registered plumber licensed by the City.
All applications for installation of gas-fired appliances, boilers,
furnaces, space heaters, unit heaters, their auxiliaries, burners
and other devices shall be made to the Commissioner of Buildings,
giving the following information:
A. Name and address of applicant.
B. Location where gas-burning equipment is to be installed.
C. Maximum pressure, BTU input.
D. Name of burner and by whom manufactured.
E. Name of concern making the installation; license number.
F. Location of buildings or building where burners or burner are located
and nature of construction, dimensions of buildings and purposes for
which used.
All piping shall be installed in compliance with the provisions
set down by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, Code No. 54;
the American Gas Association, as revised 1955; and the Plumbing and
Building Codes of the City of Mount Vernon, New York, or other duly adopted
rules or regulations of the City.
All outside gas piping shall be done in accordance with the
rules and regulations as approved by the American Gas Association
and the local gas utility.
No gas-fired boilers or furnaces shall be installed in a room
in which the facilities and ventilation do not permit the proper combustion
of the gas under normal conditions of use. Permanent openings must
be made to provide an adequate supply of air for small enclosed boiler
rooms.
When installing gas-fired boilers or furnaces, the pilot gas
supply shall be connected so that the pilot can be lighted while the
main burner is turned off by a manually operated valve.
As part of each burner installation, there shall be installed
a remote control switch labeled "gas burner" whereby the electric
current may be, in an emergency, controlled by members of the Fire
Department. Such switch shall be located in a readily accessible location
such as the nearest inside entrance to the cellar, preferably in the
cellar stairway door.
Electrical current wiring and equipment in connection with gas-burning
equipment shall be installed in accordance with the National Electrical
Code or other duly adopted rules or ordinances of the City.